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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Trustworthiness
بَابُ لَا يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِChapter: Two should not converse excluding a third
Hadith 1168
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلاَثَةً، فَلاَ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ.“
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When there are three people, two of them should not converse secretly excluding the third."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
If there are more than three people, then it is permissible for two individuals to converse privately, provided that their whispering is based on goodness.
If there are more than three people, then it is permissible for two individuals to converse privately, provided that their whispering is based on goodness.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1168
